Google CEO sees one small acquisition a month | Technology | Internet | Reuters: "By Mark Egan - PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Google Inc expects to buy one small company a month as it rekindles its acquisition engine and moves beyond the worst phase of the global recession, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview on Wednesday.
Helge: Worst phase of recession over?
The Web search giant has historically maintained a steady pace of acquiring small, privately held companies, but its deal machine took a breather earlier this year when Schmidt said that prices were too high for his liking.
Helge: It's a good time to buy now. Prices are low.
'Acquisitions are turned on again at Google and we are doing our normal maneuvers, which is small companies,' Schmidt told Reuters Television, before delivering a speech on green technology on the fringes of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.
Helge: Companies like Jaiku.
'My estimate would be one-a-month acquisitions and these are largely in lieu of hiring,' he said. 'There may be larger acquisitions, but they really are unpredictable.'
Helge: What kind of large companies are they looking at? Mobile?
In August, Google announced the purchase of video software maker On2 Technologies for $106.5 million -- its first acquisition of a public company.
Helge: Is that the biggest after YouTube?
In the interview, which covered a wide range of subjects from new business initiatives to the various regulatory issues facing the company, Schmidt also reiterated his view that the worst of the global recession is over, seeing improvement both inside and outside the United States.
Helge: Moving towards better times!
'It's clear that the worst is behind us,' he said. 'What we see at Google is some level of improvement and what is more important is we see it not just in the United States but outside the United States.'
Helge: They have a great weak signals predicting machine.
Google, the world's No. 1 Web search company, has seen revenue growth slow during the recession, although its paid search advertising business has held up better than other forms of advertising-based online businesses.
Helge: Google Ads sell better than traditional advertising.
With nearly $22 billion in revenue last year, Google's large size makes it tough to grow at the 40 percent clip it once did. 'I always worry about growth,' Schmidt said. 'Whenever you are a big company -- Google now is a sizable company -- where does the growth come from?'
Helge: How will Google maintain its growth?
Last week, Google stepped up its efforts to challenge Yahoo Inc in the display advertising market with the introduction of its new DoubleClick ad exchange.
Helge: Is that about outdoor displays?
Schmidt said the exchange 'could be a very significant part of our revenue over some number of years because ad exchanges, when they are running, grow very, very quickly.'
SHARES AT YEAR HIGH
Google's stock set a new 52-week high of $507.00 on Nasdaq before falling with the broader market to close down 0.12 percent at $498.46.
Helge: Some decline...
The Mountain View, California-based company generates 97 percent of its revenue from advertising. But it is pushing into new markets with products like the Android mobile software and Chrome operating system for PCs.
Helge: Almost all of its money comes through advertising...
Some of Google's expansion plans, including a project to scan books and create a massive online digital library, have raised the attention of government regulators."
Helge: That's the future...
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onsdag 17 december 2008
Finland Finally Moving To Twitter | ArcticStartup
Take a look at what we talk about in Jaiku. The movement is back and forth. People are waiting for signals from Google.
Finland Finally Moving To Twitter | ArcticStartup: "There has been a dynamic and active Jaiku community in Finland even after the service got acquired by Google in October 2007. Google acquisition has many times meant a kiss of death to many startups. The Jaiku community strongly believed Jaiku would be an exception. At least until now it did.
Among the Finnish Jaiku community there was talk about migrating to Twitter, a US based micro-blogging site, already a while back when Jaiku was down but yesterday (Link in Finnish) I saw people abandoning the ship in bigger numbers than ever before.
Why I believe this might really be the kiss of death to the Finnish born Jaiku is because I just recently shifted my own usage to become Twitter heavy without knowing about the mass exodus here in Helsinki. This is not due to one service being superior to the other, but due to something as simple as the network effect I got to witness at LeWeb in Paris. So many of my friends outside of Finland are having conversations that are relevant to me in Twitter that I can not afford to not be there."
Finland Finally Moving To Twitter | ArcticStartup: "There has been a dynamic and active Jaiku community in Finland even after the service got acquired by Google in October 2007. Google acquisition has many times meant a kiss of death to many startups. The Jaiku community strongly believed Jaiku would be an exception. At least until now it did.
Among the Finnish Jaiku community there was talk about migrating to Twitter, a US based micro-blogging site, already a while back when Jaiku was down but yesterday (Link in Finnish) I saw people abandoning the ship in bigger numbers than ever before.
Why I believe this might really be the kiss of death to the Finnish born Jaiku is because I just recently shifted my own usage to become Twitter heavy without knowing about the mass exodus here in Helsinki. This is not due to one service being superior to the other, but due to something as simple as the network effect I got to witness at LeWeb in Paris. So many of my friends outside of Finland are having conversations that are relevant to me in Twitter that I can not afford to not be there."
lördag 22 november 2008
Even Google scales back on holiday fun - washingtonpost.com
I got this information from Washington Post. High-tech companies are scaling down. But what is going to happen in the Automobile and Banking industries? Do we still have GM, Ford and Chrysler after 2009?
"With the sharp stock-market decline for Citigroup rapidly becoming a full-blown crisis of confidence, the company’s executives on Friday entered into talks with federal officials about how to stabilize the struggling financial giant," writes New York Times.
That's one of the newest and most visible victims of the financial crisis. Nevertheless, what happens in the high-tech market? How vulnerable are the most innovative industries? Do they have the power to swim against the trends? It looks like that isn't the case.
Even Google scales back on holiday fun - washingtonpost.com: "SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craigslist.
But even Google has decided to scale back its holiday celebrations this year due to a global economic downturn and an ever-expanding workforce that had grown to 20,000 in October, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Silicon Valley has few reasons to celebrate this year as companies, including Hewlett Packard Co, Yahoo Inc, Sun Microsystems Inc and Applied Materials Inc, have cut over 140,000 jobs in the last few months because of the bleak economy, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas consulting group.
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Google has fared better than most tech companies, but departments at the Internet company will have smaller events this year to encourage camaraderie between employees and celebrate more economically, said the source. Team holiday activities will include spending an afternoon volunteering followed by evening social activities such as dinner parties and museum outings in San Francisco."
"With the sharp stock-market decline for Citigroup rapidly becoming a full-blown crisis of confidence, the company’s executives on Friday entered into talks with federal officials about how to stabilize the struggling financial giant," writes New York Times.
That's one of the newest and most visible victims of the financial crisis. Nevertheless, what happens in the high-tech market? How vulnerable are the most innovative industries? Do they have the power to swim against the trends? It looks like that isn't the case.
Even Google scales back on holiday fun - washingtonpost.com: "SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craigslist.
But even Google has decided to scale back its holiday celebrations this year due to a global economic downturn and an ever-expanding workforce that had grown to 20,000 in October, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Silicon Valley has few reasons to celebrate this year as companies, including Hewlett Packard Co, Yahoo Inc, Sun Microsystems Inc and Applied Materials Inc, have cut over 140,000 jobs in the last few months because of the bleak economy, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas consulting group.
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Google has fared better than most tech companies, but departments at the Internet company will have smaller events this year to encourage camaraderie between employees and celebrate more economically, said the source. Team holiday activities will include spending an afternoon volunteering followed by evening social activities such as dinner parties and museum outings in San Francisco."
lördag 12 april 2008
Official Google Docs Blog
Official Google Docs Blog: "Posting to a blog is a bit too easy. Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:58 AM
Posted by: Andrew Chang, Marketing Manager
Oops. As many of you have noticed, yesterday I accidentally posted my personal to-do list onto this blog. I realized my mistake only when a fellow Googler IM'd me: 'any idea what's going on here? Just checked the blog, and there's a new (inexplicable) post.' Soon after, I unpublished the post - because I'm assuming that you, our dear readers, aren't too interested in reading about my weekend activities (cleaning my shelves) and that I'm shopping for tofu and one large cabbage this weekend.
Helge: Have to check it out!
Here's what happened: I was testing out a feature that allows you to create and edit blog posts in Docs and publish them directly to your blog. I picked a to-do list that my wife and I collaborate on for our weekend chores and grocery list. Then I clicked 'Share' and 'Publish as a web page' (thinking that I'd be posting to a test blog of mine). One button click later, my list was out there for the world to see. I've since changed my settings to not post to this blog.
Embarrassed... yes. Next time I'll try to be a little less trigger-happy with the 'Post to blog' button."
Posted by: Andrew Chang, Marketing Manager
Oops. As many of you have noticed, yesterday I accidentally posted my personal to-do list onto this blog. I realized my mistake only when a fellow Googler IM'd me: 'any idea what's going on here? Just checked the blog, and there's a new (inexplicable) post.' Soon after, I unpublished the post - because I'm assuming that you, our dear readers, aren't too interested in reading about my weekend activities (cleaning my shelves) and that I'm shopping for tofu and one large cabbage this weekend.
Helge: Have to check it out!
Here's what happened: I was testing out a feature that allows you to create and edit blog posts in Docs and publish them directly to your blog. I picked a to-do list that my wife and I collaborate on for our weekend chores and grocery list. Then I clicked 'Share' and 'Publish as a web page' (thinking that I'd be posting to a test blog of mine). One button click later, my list was out there for the world to see. I've since changed my settings to not post to this blog.
Embarrassed... yes. Next time I'll try to be a little less trigger-happy with the 'Post to blog' button."
fredag 8 februari 2008
Google Shows It's a Team Player
Google Shows It's a Team Player: "More than half a million businesses are using Google Apps, according to Jeremy Milo, senior marketing manager at Google. 'Most of those are small businesses,' he said. 'It shows the power of the cloud.'
Helge: I like Google apps.
Looking to let those small businesses collaborate on the Web in a secure fashion that doesn't require IT involvement, Google today announced Google Apps Team Edition. 'It's a faster way for small businesses to collaborate and there's no new burden on IT staff,' Milo said.
Helge: We collaborate over several IT layers and borders.
Another way to look at it is that Google Apps Team Edition allows users to sidestep IT departments because earlier versions of Google Apps required technical skills to set up e-mail domain verification and manage user rights and access. Today's news allows Google Apps to grow on an ad-hoc basis — similar to the way instant messaging applications worked their way into businesses.
Helge: Easy to start collaboration, right, I agree.
Milo said users asked for Google Apps to work with their business e-mail. To address that, Team Edition is domain-aware. That is, once you sign up for Team Edition using a verified company e-mail address, you can instantly invite others using that same e-mail domain to become part of your team.
Helge: Inviting team members
'The domain-aware approach is a more secure way than other cloud-based solutions,' Milo said. 'It adds a protective wrapper.'
Once you and your coworkers are on Team Edition, you can work on the same document, spreadsheet or presentation over the Web. You can also publish documents and calendars for the team to view and update.
Helge: Yes!
Helge: I like Google apps.
Looking to let those small businesses collaborate on the Web in a secure fashion that doesn't require IT involvement, Google today announced Google Apps Team Edition. 'It's a faster way for small businesses to collaborate and there's no new burden on IT staff,' Milo said.
Helge: We collaborate over several IT layers and borders.
Another way to look at it is that Google Apps Team Edition allows users to sidestep IT departments because earlier versions of Google Apps required technical skills to set up e-mail domain verification and manage user rights and access. Today's news allows Google Apps to grow on an ad-hoc basis — similar to the way instant messaging applications worked their way into businesses.
Helge: Easy to start collaboration, right, I agree.
Milo said users asked for Google Apps to work with their business e-mail. To address that, Team Edition is domain-aware. That is, once you sign up for Team Edition using a verified company e-mail address, you can instantly invite others using that same e-mail domain to become part of your team.
Helge: Inviting team members
'The domain-aware approach is a more secure way than other cloud-based solutions,' Milo said. 'It adds a protective wrapper.'
Once you and your coworkers are on Team Edition, you can work on the same document, spreadsheet or presentation over the Web. You can also publish documents and calendars for the team to view and update.
Helge: Yes!
And because it's a Web-based application, you can access documents from any computer with an Internet connection. You also access and sync information with mobile devices.
Helge: Important when moving from one place to another.Google Apps Team Edition includes
Google Docs to create and share documents, spreadsheets and presentations;
Google Calendar for meetings, schedules and events;
Google Talk for instant messaging and free PC-to-PC voice calls;
Start Page, which is similar to iGoogle in that it provides a customizable dashboard where you can access Google Apps and other content.
If your IT department (or IT person) wants more administrative control, Milo said, you can upgrade from Google Apps Team Edition to Google Apps Standard (free) or Premier ($50 per user per year) for full administrative control. This is designed to provide the capability to set default sharing options, decide which applications are available on the network, enable gmail, or determine who has access.
Helge: Standard to Premier?
Earlier this week, Google announced it was integrating Powered by Postini security services into Google Apps (see Google Adds E-mail Security and Compliance)
lördag 17 november 2007
About Leo Laporte the TWiT Journalist
Helge: I 'm listening to Leo Laporte show. Jason Calacanis is on the show. I've seen the man on Twitter but this is the first time I can match voice, blog, Twitter and the TWiT.tv.
About: "Hello! My name is Leo Laporte. I’m a technology journalist and broadcaster, traditional and Internet-based, and this is my blog.
Helge: The net is a learning environment... I hope it's right to use the About information to get into details. I know I'm decorating my blog with some of his content.
Helge: The net is a learning environment... I hope it's right to use the About information to get into details. I know I'm decorating my blog with some of his content.
Helge: It's funny to listen to people who don't have a face but a very well known voice. First time I connect Leo's various Internet presence identities. People can exist on the net as textual realities. A picture doesn't have a voice. Those who have webcasts on their shows might not be known for their writings.
Helge: They talk about Alibaba. What is Google and Yahoo doing in China? I know Calacanis, his voice, twits and his Mahaloo. There is a man on the show (Gerry) that speak about "if you are in the slave trade market"... referring to Google introducing Android and Open Social.
Helge: They talk about Fan sites and copyright issues.
I live in Northern California with my wife, Jennifer, my two teenagers, Abby and Henry, my little Papillon dog, Ozzy, and cats Dusty and Chester.
For more information about how this site was made visit the Colophon."
Helge: Audible ad is aired by Jason Calacanis. This is the show I've been listening to:
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Wil Harris, Jerry Pournelle, and Jason Calacanis
Google announces Android, Facebook introduces social ads, and dueling Asus EEEs....
Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.
fredag 9 november 2007
Open Social Google
Just quick update to the Google Open Social Group members. This is quickly becoming one of the most amazingly resourceful groups on all of Facebook.
- almost 1000 members
- 1 new video about social networks. You will love this! Perfect to share with people that are trying to grasp social networks
- 27 Posted items: Links to top tier resource articles that are relevant
- 26 new wall posts
- A growing discussion board with some smart thought leaders and a lot more.
I keep blowing away all the self promoting spammers so the group remains clean and a great resource. Thanks for all of the great contributions and sharing everyone. Now go invite the 10 smartest people you know to the group and we can make it even better.
Thanks again to everyone for participating!
Rodney Rumford
Founder: OpenSocial for Business Group.
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